Cartoon Saturday

Three more days to tax day. Oy. How about some other news ...

A man wanted for causing a horrific traffic accident at a day care center in which one child was killed and 14 others injured has turned himself in to police; a virulent stomach virus sickened 83 persons on board a cruise ship; a 16 year-old Pennsylvania boy faces four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault after he went on a rampage at his high school, stabbing fellow students with a pair of kitchen knives; security researchers discovered a fatal flaw in a key Internet safety feature that keeps email, banking, shopping, passwords and communications private; and newly elected (and married) Louisiana Representative Vance McAllister asked for forgiveness from God, his family and his constituents after being caught on video making out with a female staffer.

Someday, we'll have a week when we don't need the cartoons. This one isn't it. Let's get going ...

We have an eclectic mix of cartoons for you today, leading off with our theme set for the week: cartoons related to language and reading ...

Sometimes you don't want the other person to use the right word ...

If you've worked in government or big business, you'll sympathize with this one ...

When you get to be a parent or a grandparent, you need to be careful what you say ... you never know who will repeat it at an inopportune time* ...

If you can't write well, there are always ready-made cards with the right message for the occasion ...

As we get older, we sometimes need help with our reading ...

And you really need to read the words carefully to avoid misunderstandings ...

There's an old florists' ad that tells you to "say it with flowers," and I wrote a post last year about the language of flowers. But you still need to watch your language ...

Perhaps Kathy and The Scholastic Scribe can tell us whether their weddings went like this ...

Moving on to other topics, one wonders how some celebrities do their charitable giving ...

And finally, I think most of the ladies can relate to this one ...

It looks like it's going to be a glorious day here in NoVa. We'll be setting up a Skype call in a little while so that granddaughters Leya and Elise can talk with Agnes and her dad in Germany, and after that I plan to spend the rest of the day playing the Marquis de Sod and whipping the yard into shape. Tomorrow should be beautiful, too, with clear skies and temperatures nearing 80 (that's 26 degrees for those of you who think in Celsius). We've gone from heavy snow and polar vortices to the weather we usually expect in August**. Go figure.

Have a good day and a great weekend. Don't forget the sunblock. See you tomorrow for Poetry Sunday.

Bilbo

* You can trust me on this one!

** Nevertheless, the advice I gave my friend Rie still stands: don't put your winter coats into storage just yet, or we'll have another blizzard for sure.